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Taking Charge of Cabramatta
- Year of completion
- 1999
- Content type
- Documentary
- Format
- Short
- Genre
- History, Society
- Duration
- 52 minutes
- Production Status
- Completed
Synopsis
The Vietnamese-Chinese New Year celebration is about to start in Cabramatta, known notoriously as the 'heroin capital' of Australia. Markus Lambert, the Community Relations Officer with the local council, sees the event as a PR opportunity for the suburb. But an international diplomatic row and the disagreement over one of the New Year's events - a traditional Flower Festival - threatens to kill the celebration. We follow the dramas, local politics and relationship pressures which unfold as Markus tries to pick up the pieces and takes charge of Cabramatta.